1. Health Education Wellness For Grades 3-5

2. Massachusetts Health State Standards K-12  Growth & Development  Physical Activity & Fitness  Nutrition  Mental Health  Family Life  Interpersonal Relationships  Disease Prevention & Control  Safety & Injury Prevention  Tobacco, Alcohol & Other Substances  Violence Prevention  Consumer Health  Ecological Health  Community & Public Health  Growth & Development  Physical Activity & Fitness  Nutrition  Mental Health  Family Life  Interpersonal Relationships  Disease Prevention & Control  Safety & Injury Prevention  Tobacco, Alcohol & Other Substances  Violence Prevention  Consumer Health  Ecological Health  Community & Public Health

3. Curriculum Goals  To become models of wellness;  To acquire and evaluate health-related information;  To make knowledgeable decisions to improve health;  To apply decisions to improve physical, mental, and social well-being and that of their peers, families and communities.  To become models of wellness;  To acquire and evaluate health-related information;  To make knowledgeable decisions to improve health;  To apply decisions to improve physical, mental, and social well-being and that of their peers, families and communities.

4. What is Health? “ A sound mind and healthy body bring many happy events to your family.”

5. Health ◊“A dynamic process involving harmony of physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual well-being.” ◊The aim of health education from K-12 is to enable students to apply health knowledge in daily life in order to increase health-enhancing behaviors and decrease health-risking behaviors. ◊Educates on fundamental health concepts and skills that foster healthy habits and behavior. ◊“A dynamic process involving harmony of physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual well-being.” ◊The aim of health education from K-12 is to enable students to apply health knowledge in daily life in order to increase health-enhancing behaviors and decrease health-risking behaviors. ◊Educates on fundamental health concepts and skills that foster healthy habits and behavior.

6. Monthly Themes

7.  What is Wellness?  Mental Health  Substance Education  Nutrition  Safety & Injury Prevention  Interpersonal Skills  Disease Prevention  Fitness  Teeth  Growth & Development  Body Systems  Muscles & Bones  Conflict Resolution “ Bullying”  Consumer Health  What is Wellness?  Mental Health  Substance Education  Nutrition  Safety & Injury Prevention  Interpersonal Skills  Disease Prevention  Fitness  Teeth  Growth & Development  Body Systems  Muscles & Bones  Conflict Resolution “ Bullying”  Consumer Health

8. Goals Of The Curriculum:  Benefits of fitness  Nutritional information  Components of mental health  Negative affects of substance abuse  Problem solving  Resolve conflict  First aid concepts and safety  Personal hygiene and self-care skills  Structures of, functions of, and relationships among human body systems  Create a fitness plan  Heart rate knowledge  What makes you feel happy?  Benefits of fitness  Nutritional information  Components of mental health  Negative affects of substance abuse  Problem solving  Resolve conflict  First aid concepts and safety  Personal hygiene and self-care skills  Structures of, functions of, and relationships among human body systems  Create a fitness plan  Heart rate knowledge  What makes you feel happy?

9. GRADE 3-5 Health Standard 1 Performance Indicators  Describe the relationship between healthy behaviors.  Identify examples of emotional, intellectual, physical, and social health. Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention.  Describe ways to prevent common childhood injuries.  Describe ways to prevent communicable diseases.  Describe the relationship between healthy behaviors.  Identify examples of emotional, intellectual, physical, and social health. Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention.  Describe ways to prevent common childhood injuries.  Describe ways to prevent communicable diseases.

10. Health Standard 2 Performance Indicators  Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other health behaviors.  Describe how the family influences personal health practices and behaviors.  Explain how media influences thoughts, feelings, and health behaviors.  Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other health behaviors.  Describe how the family influences personal health practices and behaviors.  Explain how media influences thoughts, feelings, and health behaviors.

11. Health Standard 3 Performance Indicator  Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid information and products and services to enhance health.

12. Health Standards 4 and 5 Performance Indicators  4/ Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.  5/ Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.  4/ Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.  5/ Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.

13. Health Standards 6, 7, 8 Performance Indicators  6/ Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal setting skills to enhance health.  7/ Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.  8/ Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health.  6/ Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal setting skills to enhance health.  7/ Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.  8/ Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health.

14. Grading  Daily participation in class discussions  Respect of others  Positive energy  Can work with peers on group assignments cooperatively  Listens during instruction  Completes out-of-class assignments on time  Effort and quality work  Daily participation in class discussions  Respect of others  Positive energy  Can work with peers on group assignments cooperatively  Listens during instruction  Completes out-of-class assignments on time  Effort and quality work

15. Reflection “ If we did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.” Thomas E. Edison “ If we did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.” Thomas E. Edison